The TS2068 In Britain
4 messages · 2009-12-19 → 2010-01-10 · Yahoo Group era · View archive on archive.org
Participants: Bill Loguidice, Alan Giles, cheveron
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1. The TS2068 In Britain
Alan Giles · Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:04
I live in London in the U.K. I am wondering how many British members still have a working TS2068?. IMO the American Sinclairs were WAY superior to ours.
Alan
2. RE: [ts2068] The TS2068 In Britain
Bill Loguidice · Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:25:
They were superior in some ways, but not necessarily in others. I'm not sure
how clean your TV output is, but the 2068's is not great. The biggest
failing of course of the 2068's was the lack of software. It was also too
little technology, too late.
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Subject: [ts2068] The TS2068 In Britain
I live in London in the U.K. I am wondering how many British members still
have a working TS2068?. IMO the American Sinclairs were WAY superior to
ours.
Alan
3. RE: [ts2068] Re: The TS2068 In Britain
Bill Loguidice · Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:06
The fact is, though, some systems had very, very bad RF output, and some
didn't (other platforms), so whether it's NTSC related and an overcrowded
spectrum or excessive interference or not, it could have been resolved from
an engineering standpoint, so I think in this case the only answer is in
fact build quality.
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Subject: [ts2068] Re: The TS2068 In Britain
The TV output might be lousy on the US models but the Portuguese Timexen had
excellent output. I'm guessing this may actually be an issue with NTSC
rather than build quality as the Timexen were better built and thought out
than the Spectrums. For instance, the Spectrum hogs half of the available
I/O ports just for the ULA. The reason for the lack of dedicated titles is
probably the short shelf life of the machine. However, I've written a few
programs myself and I'm working on the Timex archive again:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive/timex/
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4. Re: The TS2068 In Britain
cheveron · Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:25
The TV output might be lousy on the US models but the Portuguese Timexen had excellent output. I'm guessing this may actually be an issue with NTSC rather than build quality as the Timexen were better built and thought out than the Spectrums. For instance, the Spectrum hogs half of the available I/O ports just for the ULA. The reason for the lack of dedicated titles is probably the short shelf life of the machine. However, I've written a few programs myself and I'm working on the Timex archive again:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive/timex/